The Berlin airlift begins.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM, NATO reporting name Mongol-B (c/n 02695156, formerly ´256´ of Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee / the Air Forces of the National People’s Army and then 23+77 of the Luftwaffe), exhibited at Museum auf dem […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
6 November 1936 – Hugo Sperrle was entrusted the command of Legion Condor
Generalmajor Hugo Sperrle was entrusted the command of Legion Condor, with the field command given to Oberstleutnant Wolfram von Richthofen. When a military coup of Spain took place on 17th July 1936, the country, divided […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
21 October 1961 – first flight of Bréguet Br.1150 Atlantic
On 21st October 1961, prototype of Bréguet 1150 Atlantic, long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), performed its maiden flight. In the late 1950s NATO faced a new threat – an excessive number of modern and efficient […]